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Senate Debt Deal Includes Provision Lessening Congress' Power On Debt Ceiling
Breitbart ^

Posted on 10/16/2013 4:49:51 PM PDT by Perdogg

Capitol Hill talk regarding the Senate deal apparently includes a provision that would take away the Congress’ power to increase the debt ceiling. According to Politico, it looks like the buzz appears to be true.:

The plan includes a proposal offered by McConnell in the 2011 debt ceiling crisis that allows Congress to disapprove of the debt ceiling increase, which means lawmakers will formally vote on whether to reject a debt ceiling increase until Feb. 7. Obama can veto that legislation if it passes. If Congress fails as expected to gather a two-thirds majority to override the veto, the debt ceiling would be raised.

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1 posted on 10/16/2013 4:49:51 PM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Perdogg

Mark Levin was talking about this...if true, this is the ultimate betrayal by Mitch McConnell...


2 posted on 10/16/2013 4:52:13 PM PDT by teg_76
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To: Perdogg

Essentially, this is unlimited spending by Obamugabe. He will never have to ask for a debt ceiling increase.

Ever.

Mitch, you have betrayed the Republic if this is true.


3 posted on 10/16/2013 4:54:05 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Perdogg
Money still has to be appropriated by congress before it can be spent. Borrowing and spending are two different things.

/johnny

4 posted on 10/16/2013 4:54:26 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Perdogg

Yet more power to Obastard. McConnell should fall on his sword.


5 posted on 10/16/2013 4:55:22 PM PDT by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: SoFloFreeper
All spending has to be appropriated by congress. Borrowing and spending are two different things.

/johnny

6 posted on 10/16/2013 4:55:25 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Perdogg

Unfortunately, that is nothing less than a license to print money ... unlimited
amounts of money ... Weimar Republic style!

7 posted on 10/16/2013 4:55:52 PM PDT by Zakeet (Democrats haven't destroyed your freedoms ... you can still visit them at the Smithsonian)
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To: Perdogg

Primary McCornhole.


8 posted on 10/16/2013 4:56:10 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: beethovenfan
He'd have lots of volunteers to help him.

/johnny

9 posted on 10/16/2013 4:56:10 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Perdogg

The little piggies screw
the US Constitution AND the American public,
but fear not:
al Qaeda will be armed.
Narcoterrorists will be armed.
The border will be left open.
Congress will get kickbacks every way possible,
and not be under the “laws” they pass.

Americans have NEVER hated their corrupt tyrannical
government as much as now.


10 posted on 10/16/2013 4:56:19 PM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: SoFloFreeper
anyone who had a chance to stop this but didn't is a coward

there was no crisis anyway only an imaginary media crises. there was never any chance of default. they didn't have to raise the debt ceiling nor reopen the stupid gov

11 posted on 10/16/2013 4:56:28 PM PDT by Democrat_media (IRS rigged election for Obama and democrats by shutting down tea party)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Money still has to be appropriated by congress before it can be spent. Borrowing and spending are two different things.

They are all playing for the same team, what's the difference now?

12 posted on 10/16/2013 4:57:15 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature ($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Essentially, this is unlimited spending by Obamugabe. He will never have to ask for a debt ceiling increase.

Dear john Boehner and eric cantor and assorted other republicans,

As soon as I take your knife out of my back, turnabout will be fair play.
13 posted on 10/16/2013 4:57:16 PM PDT by novemberslady
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To: teg_76
This is classic accountability avoidance by Congress. Debt going up? Nothing we can do about it.
14 posted on 10/16/2013 4:58:20 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature
If there isn't an appropriation, they can't spend. The next round up automatic sequester cuts of 109B is coming up in January.

/johnny

15 posted on 10/16/2013 4:58:31 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper
-- All spending has to be appropriated by congress. --

Well, that sure is a relief. Hahahahahah.

16 posted on 10/16/2013 4:59:41 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: novemberslady
The debt extention is only good through February and it will be revisited.

/johnny

17 posted on 10/16/2013 4:59:50 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Cboldt
109 billion in automatic sequester cuts hits in January.

/johnny

18 posted on 10/16/2013 5:01:09 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: novemberslady
" There's a Free French garrison over at Brazzaville [in French Equatorial Africa]. I could be induced to arrange a passage.

Rick: My letter of transit? I could use a trip."

19 posted on 10/16/2013 5:01:52 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Perdogg
Help me out: If Congress passes a debt limit bill, Obama vetoes it, and Congress can't override it, then the debt limit automatically goes up?

What kind of idiotic legislation is that?

20 posted on 10/16/2013 5:02:10 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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